Dental and oral preparation

Abstract

There are provided compositions for dental and oral hygiene which desorb microorganisms and which adsorb odorous mercapto-compounds which cause halitosis. The compositions comprise as active ingredient hydrophobic materials selected from vegetable oils, certain mineral oils and hydrocarbons.

We claim: 
     
       1. A mouthwash for dental and oral hygiene, adapted to desorb microorganisms and absorb odorous mercapto compounds causing halitosis, which mouthwash comprises a system of two physically separate liquid phases, provided in a double compartment doublesquirt bottle adapted to be emulsified by swishing in the mouth, one of said phases being a solution of sodium chloride in water as an aqueous phase, and the other an oily phase which is a vegetable oil, a mineral oil or a hydrocarbon, said aqueous phase and said oily phase being in the ratio between 2:1 and 1:1 by volume. 
     
     
       2. A mouthwash according to claim 1 containing a bacteriostatic or bactericidal agent. 
     
     
       3. A mouthwash according to claim 1 containing also an essential oil. 
     
     
       4. A mouthwash according to claim 1, wherein the oily phase is a member selected from the group consisting of olive oil, corn oil, soybean oil, safflower oil, coconut oil and paraffin oil. 
     
     
       5. The method of removing microorganisms, odorous substances from the oral cavity which consists of irrigating the oral cavity with the mouthwash composition in accordance with claim 1 squirted as a mixture comprising an aqueous phase and an oily phase, in the ratio between 2:1 and 1:1 by volume.